Jim Shaikh is the CEO of Feed Me Bottles Ltd who manufacture the unique “yoomi” baby feeding range. At the core of the yoomi brand are the revolutionary yoomi self-warming bottles: yoomi warms milk to perfect breastmilk temperature in just 60s. Yoomi protects the essential nutrients that are damaged by overheating and keep the milk at the perfect temperature for the length of the feed, ensuring that baby is comfortable and drinks the maximum milk. With no batteries or wires the yoomi range is simple to use and fully portable enabling parents to feed anytime and anyplace.

Yoomi has raised approx £2.7m in equity investment since its inception in 2007 and launched the yoomi range in the UK in 2010. The business moved beyond breakeven in 2016 and now has a presence in 21 international markets including China with more planned for 2017/18. Yoomi remains an engineering company and is developing additional products based on the novel self-warming technology focused on the medical sector.

Jim completed a MEng at Imperial College before obtaining a PhD from Cambridge University. Initially an academic in London, Jim quickly moved into mainstream engineering with BMW Rover and then into consulting engineering. He completed an Executive MBA at London Business School where he was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug.